Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminar: House of India

Описание: Director Zi Alikhan and playwright Deepak Kumar join The Old Globe's Kim Heil to discuss House of India.

Vicki and Carl Zeiger Insights Seminars provide Globe patrons with an opportunity to closely connect with productions both onstage and backstage. Artists engage patrons in an informal and illuminating presentation of ideas to enhance the theatregoing experience. Each Insights Seminar takes place one hour before curtain time on the first Tuesday after performances begin. Free; no reservations necessary.

World premiere
By Deepak Kumar
Directed by Zi Alikhan

Ananya runs House of India, a once-successful restaurant in a strip mall outside of Cleveland. Her cook Jacob has an idea to bring in more customers: ditch the traditional dishes and embrace a trendy, fusion-forward menu (think “Indian Chipotle”). Her two grown children have their own views too. As the bills and worries pile up, Ananya must choose: hold on to her late husband’s vision, or compromise in the name of progress. Directed by Zi Alikhan, this heartwarming world premiere comedy from San Diego playwright Deepak Kumar features a vibrant cast of characters who work to build a restaurant, a legacy, and a new kind of American Dream.

The cast for House of India includes Supriya Ganesh as Vaidehi (Dr. Samira Mohan in MAX’s The Pitt, Freeform’s Grown-ish), Mahira Kakkar as Ananya (The Old Globe’s Henry 6, Broadway’s Life of Pi), Deven Kolluri as Vikram (Off Broadway’s Monsoon Wedding, Drunk Enough to Say I Love You?), and Tommy Bo as Jacob (Classic Stage Company’s Snow in Midsummer, Berkeley Repertory Theatre’s The Far Country). House of India understudies include Parth Kichloo, Giancarlo Lugo, and Sutheshna Mani.

Also joining Kumar and Alikhan as part of the creative team are Chika Shimizu (Scenic Design); Rodrigo Munoz (Costume Design); Cha See (Lighting Design); Fan Zhang (Sound Design); tbd casting co., Stephanie Yankwitt & Margaret Dunn, CSA (Casting); and Evelyn G. Myers (Production Stage Manager).

House of India is supported by Lead Production Sponsor The Henry Donald Wolpert and Barbara Wolpert Family Trust with additional support provided by The Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation.

Additional financial support for The Old Globe is provided by The City of San Diego. The Theodor and Audrey Geisel Fund provides leadership support for The Old Globe’s year-round activities.